<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> well i have to say "let me google that for you" was rude. i don't know if you've found the answer by googling but i couldn't since hotmail doesn't provide smtp service for free! as it comes to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=200408 thanks whoever posted it but this thread was the original thread i followed to set my hotmail account for evolution. In the posts it is only said i shold use my ISP as smtp.xxxx.xxx.com/net and the port. but i couldn't figure out what it should be for hotmail. thanks to every1 who actually replies to help. any other solutions?<br><br /><hr />Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. <a href='http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_112008' target='_new'>Sign up today.</a></body> </html>